Hot Wheels Toy Car Track Builder Playset, Deluxe Stunt Box with 25 Component Parts & 1:64 Scale Vehicle (Amazon Exclusive)

From: Hot Wheels

Pete's Expert Summary

My human, in their endless quest to clutter my pristine living space with brightly colored plastic, has presented this... apparatus. It appears to be a modular system of garish orange ramps and platforms, designed to launch small, wheeled effigies of what they call "cars." The appeal, for them, seems to be the crashing and smashing. For me, the interest lies solely in two areas: the small, metallic "vehicles," which have the potential to be batted under the furniture with satisfying skittering sounds, and the large blue container itself. The so-called "Deluxe Stunt Box" is clearly the main event—a robust, high-walled structure of perfect dimensions for a post-snack contemplation. The rest of the plastic nonsense is merely the packaging for my new favorite box.

Key Features

  • The Deluxe Stunt Box is jam-packed with everything kids need to crash, smash and stunt!
  • Fuel their imagination and problem solving with 3+ inspired ways to build and play.
  • Easy storage for cleanup and portability for fun with friends.
  • Kids can create awesome configurations like the Rally Cross, Head to Head and Side by Side racing and more!
  • Includes a base (the box), track pieces, banked curves, crash zone lid, launchers, diverter and two vehicles!

A Tale from Pete the Cat

The intrusion began with a large blue cube being placed on my floor. An offering, I presumed. I gave it a cursory sniff, noting its sturdy construction and pleasant, non-threatening plastic aroma. It was a box of superior quality. My approval was short-lived, however, as The Provider rudely unlatched it, spilling a cacophony of orange and gray plastic onto my rug. An architectural disaster. I retreated to the arm of the chair to watch the clumsy ritual unfold. Piece by piece, a strange, skeletal structure was erected, an altar of idiocy. My disdain was palpable. I began a meticulous grooming of my white bib, pointedly ignoring the monument to wasted time. Then, The Provider produced two small, gleaming things. Metal. Small. Wheeled. My ears swiveled, my cleaning ceased. One was placed atop the orange ramp, poised before a contraption that made a sharp *click*. My tail, previously limp with boredom, gave a tentative twitch. The air grew still with anticipation. This was no longer construction; it was a ceremony. With a flick of a thumb, the offering was launched. It wasn't a clumsy slide; it was a projectile. The little car screamed down the track, banked a corner with impossible speed, and then flew through the air, landing with a glorious clatter in what The Provider called the "crash zone." My pupils dilated. This wasn't a toy for a bumbling human; it was a sophisticated prey simulator. It was a machine designed to test my reflexes, to hone my very essence. They set it up again, this time for a "Side by Side" race. Two potential targets, launched in tandem. They thought this was their game. They were mistaken. As the two cars hurtled toward their designated crash, I became a whisper of gray fur. I descended from the chair not as a pet, but as a predator. A single, perfectly timed paw-strike intercepted the red car mid-flight, swatting it from its plastic path and sending it skittering into the darkness beneath the credenza. The Provider gasped. I, however, simply sat, licked my paw with feigned indifference, and listened to the faint, captured rattle from my new prize's hiding place. The machine was crude, but its purpose was noble. It had earned its place in my domain. And the box, I decided, would serve as an excellent command center.